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alan-greenblatt

Alan Greenblatt

Editor

Alan Greenblatt — Editor. He is the coauthor of a standard textbook on state and local governments. He previously worked as a reporter for NPR and CQ and has written about politics and culture for many other outlets, print and online. He can be found on Twitter at @AlanGreenblatt.

This story is about a week old but it's too amusing not to pass on. In fact, I first heard about it on NPR'...
One of the positive developments in the fracturing of the media world is that real experts are now blogging on just about every subject, obviating ...
I've had the chance this year to visit Chicago and Memphis and in both cities I took in at least one blues show. Judging ...
To live in Washington, D.C., is to have friends and family in other parts of the country. And while talking to people I know ...
Before I went to Memphis for our September 2009 cover story on Shelby County, Tennessee, Mayor A C Wharton Jr., at least two people had told ...
I finally got around to seeing Julie & Julia. No one told me how anti-government-work it is.
I'll admit to feeling some ambivalence about the Roman Polanski case, but my bottom line is that if he's extradited and serves time, ...
Nothing is certain but death and taxes. That doesn't mean they have to occur in the same place. Anne Gannon, the tax collector in ...
The National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University on Long Island will be hosting a big academic conference later this week on the increasing ...
I spent several days in New Mexico last week, speaking at the Council of State Governments' western regional meeting and enjoying much of the stunning ...